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![]() Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2010 China is on track to launch its second lunar satellite by year's end, as the country pursues its plans for a manned mission to the moon by 2020, state media said Friday. Preparations for the launch of the Chang'e-2 probe, which will go into orbit within 15 kilometres (nine miles) of the moon, are going smoothly, People's Daily said, citing Wu Weiren, a senior engineer overseeing the programme. The Chang'e-2 mission "is currently undergoing pre-launch testing and preparations - the plan is to ca ... read more |
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Bangladesh exports soar as orders shift from China: industry![]() Bangladesh said Wednesday exports leapt more than 25 percent year on year in July, with manufacturers linking the jump to a shift in orders from China to the low-cost South Asian country. In July, the first month of its financial year, Bangladesh shipped 1.82 billion dollars of goods - the highest export figure in the country's 40-year history, the Export Promotion Bureau said. This was ... more China sailing ahead in offshore wind power ![]() Offshore wind power is gaining ground in China. Chinese energy companies are expected to submit bids Friday for four offshore wind power projects with a total installed capacity of 1,000 megawatts, representing a combined investment of $3.06 billion, China Daily reports. The proposed projects follow on the heels of the 102-megawatt, $337 million Donghai Bridge Wind Farm, China's ... more Two thirds of Internet users hit by cybercrime: Norton ![]() Computer security firm Symantec on Wednesday reported that about two thirds of the world's Internet users have fallen victim to cybercrime and few think crooks will be caught. China was tops when it came to online victims, with 83 percent of Internet users there having been hit by computer viruses, identity theft, online credit card fraud or other crimes, according to a Norton Cybercrime Rep ... more |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) Sept 8, 2010 Beijing Wednesday demanded that Tokyo free the captain of a Chinese fishing trawler who was arrested after his vessel collided with two Japan Coast Guard vessels in disputed waters. In a worsening diplomatic row between the Asian giants, China summoned Japan's ambassador for a second time since the incident on Tuesday near a disputed island chain in the East China Sea, the foreign ministry said. China "demanded that the Japanese side immediately release the ship and crew members on board and gua ... read more |
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